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Oh My God!!! This was amazing!
I was laughing my butt off with the Fleur comments and the bimbo scene and everything and then, then you give us Rex's part and OMG Yayness!!!
Loved this!
*Great Big Hugs*
Bailey.
Bailey Summers
Thank you!
Yeah, Fleur is a wonderful expression of every catty, sarcastic, funny thought I've ever had but never managed to overcome my politeness or shyness about saying. She's very much the 'I am woman hear me roar' expression of everything Poppy struggles with - confident in her sexuality and gender, strong and opinionated. Great fun to write too. And look out world, she has a spork!
As for Rex (aka Nicholas), it was time to finally stop torturing readers with any thought that his truly awful accent was real. :-)
Thank you for the comment Bailey! It means a lot after so long not writing anything to see a comment like this.
*Great Big Hugs back*
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Oh my!
I'm afraid the family has really stepped in it now. It's possible Dad has some kind of other reason for coming back, but I rather doubt it. I just can't see him bringing his 'girls' into a mess just for camouflage. They've been though too much. However, we have no idea who Rex is really working for even if they do sound like Feds.
Nice to see this back again. :)
hugs
Grover
Thanks Grover!
Thanks Grover! It's nice to be back. And yeah, dad would never knowingly put the girls in harms way. :-)
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
glad
glad to see you back.
robert
Thank you!
Thanks Robert! :-)
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
How Weird...
I mean, can they really count on Poppy not only being that naïve but never running into some American in town who can point out that "Rex"'s Texas knowledge is so woefully deficient? (Or at least instantly spot the overdone phony accent.)
It seems to me that if these folks really want to keep the two of them together, they need to have him admit that he was putting her on so that he can abandon the accent and provide her with a more realistic personal background. (If he is from California, he could point out that the poppy is indeed the state flower there.)
As for the family issues, it'll be interesting to see how they shake out. I'm wondering if it will become significant that the guy from the "excommunicated" side of the family is someone Poppy can't stand, since they seem at risk of finding themselves in a similar state, between Jake's difficulty with his sister and the likelihood of Poppy's TG status turning up if anyone checks social media for the UK branch of the family. At least Jake's still a certified gridiron hero.
(Okay, "only based loosely on the real world," according to the header, and American political campaigns do seem to go on forever these days. But a hard-sell pair of election events in early summer seems severely premature if the election's still five months away, "retail politics" or not. Looking it up, there's a party primary in September, but since she's an incumbent it seems unlikely that she'd be seriously challenged there.)
Eric
Pillow Talk
You're pretty spot on with the accent point Eric. The inspiration for my Rex (aka Nicholas) is Rock Hudson's fake Texan Rex Stetson in the 1959 Classic movie 'Pillow Talk', although Rock was more convincing (at least to English ears on blu-ray) which is why so far the only people my Rex has spoken in the company of are Poppy and Fleur. How long he can keep avoiding anyone else remains to be seen and what happens if he's found out given Poppy's trust issues remains to be seen. Glad you spotted the reference to California's state flower though! :-)
Poppy's 'secret' is lurking out there with minimal resources needed to find it (Read all about it! 'Promising artist dies while pretending to be transsexual friend!') and there is a very real chance it will surface somewhere, somehow. It's a risk Poppy is very aware of having been sent to America partly to get away from it.
The election date is I'll admit an 'oops' moment!! However, I think I can recover it through an as yet unrevealed plot thread. At that point I'll be maintaining it was always meant to be this early in the campaign season. Honest, completely intended. Nothing to see here, move along, move along... ;-)
Thanks for taking the time to comment Eric!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Tex Style
So unfair to get me helpless with giggles n then twist the plot like that Ms Tychonaut n as for Nicholas' Tex style no way would I be able to tell if it was a fake accent or not in fact in same circumstances can see i would be just as tongue tied weak kneed n finger wavy as sweet li'l Poppy x k-jo
I was lying down minding my own business when life came by and drove right over me
Fair, Shmair!
I'm glad I made you helpless with giggles. That's high praise indeed k-jo!
Yeah, accents are tricky things particularly when in a foreign (or rather semi-foreign given Poppy's heritage) country and viewed through Poppy's rather confused feelings towards Rex. If her logical left brain is falling for Rex's charms what hope does the rest of her have! ;-)
Thanks k-jo for your comment!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
We are Family-Tychonaut Jemima-Chapter 4-R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
Seems that Fleur's nightmare will vanish when Poppy finally puts on more weight as she lets go of her pain. And wonder what Haas Family Secret is in *Rex's view*
May Your Light Forever Shine
Secret? That would be telling
Secret? That would be telling Stan! Bwah-ha-ha! ;-)
You're right of course, that Fleur will be happier and less guilt ridden when Poppy is back to her healthier old self.
Thanks for commenting Stan!
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."